Tide and wave motor.



G. S. KENDALL. m2 AND WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 4, 19 8. 925,581.- Patented Jung 22, 1909.

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e manner; is a bean" :my reen mnt-nb tanlnand one, 25, to close the opening at the outer face of the tank, each of which 17s provided with a rubber piece, 24,'24, chamfered at the edges to fit tightly into the openlngof the tank, one on its outer face, the other 1s provided with a similar piece, to fit tightly y into the opening of the tanken itsinner face. The two plates forming thls closing device,

are arranged to move or swing upon a journal, 26, so that when one part is held 4against the opening in the tank the other is rawn away therefrom. To the inner plate, 23, of

this closing device an arm, 27, is attached,

and to this a rope or chain, 28, is attached,

which chain is carried up to a `hold fast, 29,-

and secured/.there in such adjustment that when the tank, 1, is at the lowest point of its movement, the interior leaf or part 23 of the closing device is drawn up by the chain,

28, and the opening in the tank is closed, the

tion roller or rollers, 31, as shown in Figs. 4

' and 5. As soon as the opening is thus freed the water rushes into the tank, the adjustment of the parts being such that the tank is substantiall @tiled and loaded with water beforeI the inner leaf 23 ofthe closing device is Jorced against theo ening by the part 36, and when it is force fully against the opening ou the inner side of the tank, the weight of water in the same' keeps the leaf 23 firmly against the opening,v thus rening the water in the tank, andy weighting sing tide. As soon, however, as the tank s the desired point in its descent, the 2B, according to the ad'ustment, grad- 'cally drawsup the inner lea 23 of the closing device, permitting the water in the tank to escape, until the tank reaches a point at which 1t is substantially emptied, at which point, according to the adjustment of the parts, the outer leaf 25 of the closing device is forced and held against the ripening in the tank, by the pressure of Awater rom Without. in other words, the adjustment of the parts is such that for a part of the movement of the tank, 1, the opening in the tank is closed by the pressure of water within the tank, and for a part of the movement the opening in the tank is closed by the pressure of the water without the tank. Thus the light and empty tank moving upward, draws up with it the rope or chain, 16, and the weighted tank moving downward draws down with it the fame for its work as it descends with thev l bemoei rope or chain, The power thus generated .may be employed in` any manner desired.4 I

show herein one of the ways in which it may 4be employed.

'At a .suitable point a standard or .other support is provided, on which a gear wheel 33 may be mounted horizontally on a suitable jouriial, 34. On this same journal and operatively connected with the gear, 33, two pulleys, 35 land 36 are secured with their peripheries hollowed 'out suitably to takevin and choke the ropes passing around them. Or in case it is desired, these pulleys, 35 and 36, may be replaced by sprocket wheels, and the'ropes by suitable chains to engage therewith.

The adjustment of the ropes or chains, 16 and 20'to each other, and to the pulleys, 35 and 36,l is such that when the tank, l, is at the lowest point of its n'iovemcnt, and commences to rise, the rope, 20, is substantially i y slack, having performed its work as-the tank descended. The situation ofthe ropes, 16 and 20, in Figs. 1 and 3, is shown at the point where'the tank commences'to rise. It must be noted that in the example of the i11- vention shown in the drawing, the rope, 16, is vertically below the rope 20. The outer end of 16 is oined to 20 at the point marked 43, in Fig. 3, and the outer end of the rope 2O is joined to 16 at the point marked 44:, 1n Fig. 3, and in that figure the rope 20 is broken away on the lower edge of Fig. 3 in order to show the rope 16 below it. As the tank commences' to rise, the rope, 16, on the lower art of the tank commences to draw the pulley, 36, in the direction of the arrow, as shown in Fig. 3. At the desired point on the rope, 16, the outer end of the rope, 20, is secured, in such adjustment that, as the tank rises and the rope, 20, slackens, the slack part thereof is taken up by the movement of the rope, 16, so that the rope, 20, which passes around the pulley, 35, is held substantially taut, during the entire upward movement of the tank. The outer end of the rope, 16, corres ondingly is attached to the rope, 20, in simi ar adjustment, that is to say, when the tank, l, has reached its highest position, and commences to descend, the rope, 20, having had its slack'taken up by the movement of the rope, 16, now com mences to .turnthe pulley, 35, also in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3, and in its movement takes up thc slack of the ro e, 16, so that that ro e' remains substantially taut, as the tank escends. ToA the larger gear wheel, 33,.:1.. smaller' gear, 37, ,is con nected which is attached to a shaft, 38,A which 'slaft may be suitablysupportcd, extended and connected to other-gears to multiply the movements of the device or utilise the same in any manner desired.

For clearnoss, details of parts have been separately shown. 4 is a side view, and

canoni Fig. an end view of the "hold fast and tripping device; Fig. 6 is a side view, and Fig. Y an end view ci the valve or closing device on the tank, l.. Fig. 8 shows details or one of the .co rs-4,0, supporting the pulley, 3G, the other collar ticino of exactly the saine -orm These collars, are keyed or suitably securet` to the ournal, 3st-, to which the gear, 33, is also keyed or secured 'lhe pulleys, and 36, are provided on their lower faces with suitable recesses to take in suitable pawls, All, and the collars, 39 and 40,

` are provided in their upper faces with suit-- take up the slack of the rope, 20, the

ably angled notches, 4Q, 455, into which drop the pawls, 41, 4l. The notches, Ll2, 42, are sloped so as io allow the pawls, el, fil, to

ride over them, and keep the pulleys, 35, 36,y free and out ot' engagement with the collarsv when the movement on either pulley is in the direction opposite that indicated by the arrow in Fig. That is, when the tank, l, descends, and the rope, Q0, is passing around the pulley, turning the shaft, 3l, and with it the gear, 33, and at the same time taking up the slack of the rope, 16, which passes around the pulley, 3G, that pulley, 36, is out ot' engagement 'with the collar, t0; but as soon as the tank commences to ri and the rope, 16,'connnenccs to do itswoin and pulley, 35, is out of engagement. with the collar, lill).

Jvllvhile l have shown one method of utilizing the power developed b vlineans ci' the device of empty and loaded tanks, l do not limit myself to the same; nor do l limit Inyself to tanks ot' any lnirlicular size, shape or material, or to any particular number of the same; nor lo any number or form of valves for emptying the saine or retaining the same empty or loaded, nor to the elnployment of a rope or chain, or pulleys, for 'utilizing the power developed, but

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by lietters Patent, is-

1. A Water or tide motor, including -a movable tank provided with an oriticeand a suitable valve yadapted to open and also to close the same automatically at different oints ci' its movements substantial] as P 1 Y scribed and shown.

2. In a Water or tide motor connected with a sifiitable operating device, a tank provided with an opening adapted to permit the inflow and outoW of Water, in combinan tion with a suitable valve and tripping device for the same, adjusted to permit the outflow of Water and then close the openinT When the tank is near the low Water level, and to -open such opening and permit the inflow of water when the tank is near the high Water level, substantially as described and shown.

3. A Water or tide motor consisting of a suitable frame with guideways therein and ,meclmn'ical device in suitable pulleys disposed at thetop and atv wit a tank provided with opening and' closing devices adapted to keep'water out ol the same when in its lower position and lo take in and retain Water within the same when in its higher position and attachedat its top and atits bottom to such connections, substantially as described and shown.

Water or tide motor comprising a tank arranged to float upon the Water and having an orifice provided with a suitable value adapted to bc automatically closed to exclude water from the tank when it is at one level, and to be automatically opened to admit and include water therein, when the tank is at another level, substantially as 'described and shown. Y

5. ln a Water or tide motor, a tank provided with one or more openings, each of such openings having a valve adapted to be operated automatically to retain water in said tank at one point of its movements, and tolesclude water therefrom at another point oi its movements, in combination with suit able attachments to oierate a gear Wheel disposed upon a suitable journal, such attachments adapted to turn such journal 5in the saine direction at all points of the movement of the tank, substantially as described and shown.

6. A vater or tide motor, including a tank adapted to rise em )ty and light with the rise of the Water, an to descend loaded and heavy with the ebb of the Water, in combination with an operating device consisting of a journal and gear wheels' suitably dis` posed, such journal having rigidly attached collars, and provided with pulleys free to turn around the journal upon such collars, such collars and pulleys beingprovidcd with gravilating pawls and corresponding notches adapted to cngaoe with each other and turn such journal 1n one d1rect1on when -the empty tank rises, and in the same direction when the loaded tank descends, substantially as described and shown.

tank adapted to rise light and descend eav with the ebb and flow of' the tide, in comb1- nation with flexible connections adapted to operate upon a journal or similar device,

and turn such journal in thc same direction when the tank rises and when it descends, substantially as described and shown.

S. A water or tide motor, consisting of a tank arranged to rise light and vdescend heavy with the flowv and ebb of the tide, in combination with one flexible connection adapted to operate a mechanical device in one direction when the tank rises, and a flexible connection adapted to'operate `the the same direction l; if Water or tide motor, consisting of a when the tank descends, substantially as described and shown. l 9. In a Water or tide motor, comprising I suitable guideways, a quadrangulalf tank movable therein and having a bottom substantially Hat, one or more openings above l suoli bottom, each of said openings 'provided with a valve and suitable devices t0 open and also to close suoli valve automatically l l 1o when the tank is at different points of its movements, in combination with a flexible connection at the upper part and another flexible eonection at the lower part of snob tank, suoli flexible Connections adapted'eonjointly to operate a journal o1' similar device, sul'istantially as described and shown,

CHARLES S. KENDALL, Witnesses v ANNA Buolmnn, TALLMADGE lV. FOSTER. 

